Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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